What to do is quite clear. You take the best job offer you have.

You start interviewing. In the meantime you may change your mind and want to stay at that job, or you may still want to try consulting.

If you decide you prefer consulting, that is not a problem. You can leave. You're probably moving to a better firm, so no harm in your resume.

But most importantly, you don't know the future. You don't know if you'll get an offer. You don't know if you'll want to stay on that job anyway. Just play your cards and chose the best option for you.

The only less obvious piece of advice I have for you is the following: don't go to that new job thinking that you'll be out in a few months. Assume you are going to like it and that you are going to stay there a long time. Invest in it. Even if you leave, you want to be sucessful in there and leave a good impression on them. And if you don't leave… you'll have to live with staying in that job! 

Good luck!

Hi there,

What fantastic news!

Remember you have a great “problem” here. Chosing between 4 offers is amazing.

1. Make sure to negotiate
2. Ask for more time (if possible)
3. Speed up the consulting interview
4. A bird in the hand is (generally) beter than two in the bush

If it were me, I would take the best of the 4 offers and cross the other bridge when (IF) I get there. It's crazy to assume “interest from a Partner” automatically = job. 

^This is my opinion and what I would do - in a real coaching session I'd be able to get down to your exact situation, what's best for you, and help you figure out what you need best, so, please take my above personal choice as just that.

Hi there, 

There's that saying about a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 

So, yes, these are more uncertain times in the economy. Go for the job offers that you have. Start in those roles. This will bring you some stability especially since you've been struggling to find the right role for a few months now. 

In parallel, apply again to consulting, including to the firm that you were mentioning. If you land an offer with them, great, then you can potentially negotiate the starting date and push it until later. Then you could quit your current job and make the transition. 

I see this as much smoother than refusing the offers you are about to get. 

Last but not least, as you start applying for consulting roles again, make sure that you have a strong application strategy. Sharing here a guide on how to build one:

• Maximising your chances of getting a consulting job during an economic downturn

Best,
Cristian

Hi there,

Q: Can anyone suggest to me what can I do in this scenario or give me a different and better perspective to look at this? 

If you feel you are prepared for the consulting interview, you could disclose the current offers to the consulting firm and see if it is possible to accelerate the process, so that you can get an answer from them before starting the new job.

In case that’s not possible, I would (i) accept the best offer out of the 4 you have and (ii) if you do get an offer from the consulting firm, join them at that stage (assuming that's better than the one you will accept).

The other options (don’t accept the current offers or reject the opportunity with the consulting firm) don’t make much sense, assuming you prefer to work in consulting.

Good luck!

Francesco

Hi there,

congratulations on receiving so many offers.

Given the timelines and your financial constraints, you should take the best offer out of the 3-4 you are getting. With so many options, you should be able to negotiate in terms of salary and/or benefits.

Take the consulting interview opportunity as an add on. You are not desperate for a job so you can actually approach the process from a comfortable position and only take the offer (should it come to that) if all the boxes are checked for you.

One step at a time.

Best of luck

Hello,

Congratulations on so many job offers, that's a terrific record! Some things to consider:

• Can you ask the firms you have received offers from to push back your decision deadline, so that you can interview with the consulting company in the meantime?
• Can you ask the consulting company to push your interviews forward, letting them know you have received job offers from different companies already?

Both these options are standard - firms know that you are going to be recruiting at multiple places at any given point in time.